Chapter 283
Maybe because it was not in the plot, the final exam ended very quickly. Everyone in Class S completed it successfully, and almost all of them got the highest scores in their respective grades.
This is normal. Those who choose the highest level are absolutely confident in themselves and their strength is there. And those who choose the intermediate exam are already only intermediate exams. If they still can't pass it, wouldn't it bring down the reputation of S class?
On the last day of the first grade, Meng Huai told the class a piece of news that was neither good nor bad - the punishment for Weixi Holy Land had been decided.
It goes without saying that there are radicals and conservatives. Some conservatives will be sentenced to death, some will be sentenced to life imprisonment. There will be no leniency for cooperating with the Nightmare Beast. It is already a matter of considering the number of people that some people can be spared.
The radicals are much better off. Although they still have to go to jail, they are rarely sentenced to life imprisonment. At best, they can be released in one year and then return to the Holy Land of Weixi. Although their goals are not very good, what they do does not cause much impact or loss, so the punishment is naturally light.
The lightest punishment was for the neutrals, who only had to pay a fine. However, the amount of the fine was not small, almost all the savings of the Weixi Holy Land over the years. The fines would be kept by the United Nations and used on the superpowers later.
"What about the Weixi Holy Land?" Si Zhaohua asked curiously. This matter had nothing to do with his family, but it was also very relevant, so even the Si family did not get much inside information. If the students of the "Infinite Power Academy" had not participated in it, and even served as the main force, the "Infinite Power Academy" would not have been the first to receive the news from the United Nations.
Although he didn't know the inside story, he knew very well what was the most valuable in the entire Weixi Holy Land. Although there were countless treasures and countless talents with special abilities, the most valuable thing was definitely the Weixi Holy Land itself.
Because of Su Bei's timely action, the entire Weixi Island did not sink to the bottom of the sea, so there was naturally no loss. Overall, it is the same as before, and the various wonders on it have not been destroyed. Therefore, it is still a well-deserved Feng Shui treasure land and an inexhaustible treasure house.
"It still belongs to the neutrals." Meng Huai replied, "As long as they pay the fine, they can go back."
As soon as these words came out, everyone except Si Zhaohua showed surprised expressions. This is a big cake. Those people are unwilling to let go of even the treasure house of Weixi Holy Land, so how could they let go of this biggest benefit?
Seeing that Si Zhaohua seemed to have expected this, Ai Baozhu asked curiously: "Have you guessed it?"
"Yeah." Si Zhaohua nodded. In fact, he had mentioned this possibility at that time, but no one remembered it.
Ai Baozhu continued to ask: "Why? I don't believe they are so kind."
It is not something that politicians would do to just take away the "fish" but leave the "fishing". What they are best at is to leave neither the "fish" nor the "fishing" and then capture the fishermen to work for them.
"It's probably because they didn't negotiate with each other." Si Zhaohua replied with a smile, "Weixi Island is not a place that can be easily divided."
The value of the resources on the island is not uniform, so there will definitely be disagreements on distribution. It is impossible to divide the benefits equally, there must be priorities, and it is difficult to agree on who will eventually own the island.
If there is no consensus on the allocation, the best outcome is that no one gets anything.
After thinking for a while, he added: "And the Weixi Holy Land is not completely devoid of energy."
Weixi Holy Land had been operating for many years, and had made friends with dignitaries. Even if they made a big mistake this time, the friendships they had made in the past would not be completely useless. Moreover, they were originally divided into three factions in order to prevent a scene like today.
Once the conspiracy is exposed, there will always be one faction that can stand in an innocent position and be picked out by people who have been arranged in advance. It's just that they imagined that there would be two choices: radicals or conservatives, but in the end, the worst result is the neutral faction.
Since they had anticipated this, they had naturally prepared for it. It was impossible for them to be kicked out directly in the end.
"So that's how it is." Ai Baozhu nodded thoughtfully, and the others also looked thoughtful.
Meng Huai brought the topic back on track. Of course, there would be summer homework on the last day of the semester. All the teachers of the cultural subjects had already assigned homework, and he, the head teacher, was the only one who hadn't assigned homework.
Thinking about the homework during the winter vacation, Su Bei hoped that the teacher would be more creative and give them some easier homework. On the other hand, he was worried that he would give them more difficult homework. It would be better to keep it as it is. At least for them now, entering the alien space is not a difficult thing.
"I won't keep you from getting any more homework for this summer. You just have to kill three high-level nightmare beasts each. I don't care how you kill them, whether you cooperate with each other or fight alone, but you have to hand in 42 videos as evidence when school starts."
After hearing the requirements for the summer homework, everyone couldn't help but droop their faces. Although Meng Huai's requirements seemed simple, and he didn't even mind their cooperation in hunting. But it was not so easy to destroy high-level nightmare beasts outside. The most difficult part was how to find high-level nightmare beasts.
The supernatural government is not a freeloader, and there are rarely high-level nightmare beasts out there. If there are occasional related missions, they will be immediately snatched away by the big guilds. Unless they keep an eye on it, it will be difficult to receive the mission.
Excluding this possibility, the easiest way to find high-level nightmare beasts is to go to the high-level alien space.
But the high-level nightmare beasts that can always cause trouble in the high-level alien space are not ordinary ones. They are stronger even among the high-level nightmare beasts. In addition, the geographical advantage of the alien space makes it even more difficult to deal with them.
If you want to fight some weak high-level nightmare beasts, you can only go to the nightmare world. But the supernatural government has not announced any entrance to the nightmare world, so it is also a hassle to enter.
However, before anyone could complain, Meng Huai said with a smile, "If anyone fails to complete this assignment, please leave Class S after school starts. I was thinking about who to let go anyway, and I would be very grateful if you are willing to help me solve this problem."
As soon as these words came out, even Su Bei, who was still a little sleepy, woke up. After such a long time, he almost forgot that there were only ten students in Class S. As early as when he entered Class S, the dean said that five people would be eliminated in the end.
Originally I thought this matter could be gotten over, but now it seems that this may not be the case. They are still facing the crisis of elimination.
However, Su Bei could not possibly fall into the situation of being eliminated, so after a brief sobriety, he began to feel sleepy again. After the final exam, he began to read books every day, trying to find content related to elemental nightmare beasts.
Although he now has a new idea about this matter - to go to the Asian and African countries to ask the guardian angel. But whether the guardian angel will answer his question or know the answer to the question is still uncertain, so he naturally cannot put all the eggs in one basket.
Although Su Bei was not worried, many people in the class were worried. Although their abilities far exceeded those of other students, many of them felt a little guilty when compared to their classmates.
Now that I heard that I might be eliminated, I suddenly felt a sense of crisis.
After giving the students a wave of strength, seeing many of them looking unhappy, Meng Huai nodded with satisfaction and changed the subject: "Regarding the world competition, those who choose to destroy high-level nightmare beasts in this final exam, that is, Su Bei, Jiang Tianming, Lan Subing, Wu Mingbai, Si Zhaohua, and Qi Huang can participate as alternates. Our school's alternates usually don't play, but it's a good choice to be able to observe on the spot."
Finally, there was good news, and all six of them smiled. Jiang Tianming raised his hand and asked, "Teacher, what is the process of the world competition? Are all the participants from our college?"
People who are not in the supernatural world are just so ignorant about many things. Although you can also look it up on the Internet, it will definitely be clearer if a teacher explains it. When we talked about this topic, he asked a question.
"A country can send out at most two teams, a main team and a vice team. Our country has always sent the top two teams in the three-school competition, the first place as the main team and the second place as the vice team. The main team can directly start from the second round of the official competition, while the vice team must first go through a round of selection to eliminate half of the people." Meng Huai was obviously very familiar with this process and talked about it. "The next step is a two-on-two competition. The specific rules are the same as the three-school competition. They are announced on the day of the competition and are different every year."
"What are the rewards for winning?" Zhao Xiaoyu also asked curiously. If the countries compete, the rewards for the winner should be very good.
Meng Huai nodded, but he didn't remember that much, so he just said with a half-smile: "The United Nations will give one reward, the superpower government will give one reward, and the academy will give another reward. In short, the winner will never be treated unfairly. Even if you get a bronze medal, the reward will definitely not be less. As for what it is, wait until you get the qualification to compete. Now it is not something you should care about."
Zhao Xiaoyu was a little disappointed that she didn't get a substantive answer, but she recovered quickly. She estimated that some versions would be circulated on the Internet. Although they might not be accurate, it was good enough to satisfy her curiosity.
After talking about the date of the world competition, Meng Huai made the final arrangements: "This time the competition is held in another country, everyone must arrive at school two days in advance, and no one will be allowed to arrive after the due date. Okay, that's all I have to say. Finally, class is dismissed!"
"Goodbye, teacher!" everyone said in unison and watched Meng Huai leave.
As soon as the other party left the classroom, it immediately became lively.
"How do we cooperate on summer homework?" Zhao Xiaoyu asked first.
Although her ability [Happiness] is a nightmare nemesis, it is unlikely that she can deal with a high-level nightmare alone. She and Su Bei face the same problem, that is, they are not able to protect themselves. However, Su Bei can predict and change his own fate in advance, but she does not have this ability.
"Let's work together in groups, just like we did during the winter vacation," Jiang Tianming suggested. "Six of us can handle high-level nightmare beasts. Fourteen of us can be divided into three groups, with two in each group."
The fourteen people were divided into three groups, each with five people, and each group must have two people who were taking the advanced exam. Jiang Tianming was really selfless. It was obvious that he, Lan Subing, and Wu Mingbai would suffer more if they were divided into groups because they would be forced to separate.
The final grouping result was Su Bei, Jiang Tianming, Zhao Xiaoyu, Li Shu, and Wu Jin in one group; Wu Mingbai, Lan Subing, Feng Lan, Ling You, and Mu Tieren in another group; and finally Si Zhaohua, Ai Baozhu, Zhou Renjie, and Qi Huang in another group.
The grouping is very sophisticated. In each group, at least one person can easily contact high-level nightmare beasts. Anyway, Meng Huai did not forbid them to ask for help from others, so asking for help from classmates and parents/family is also acceptable.
"I'll call you guys after I discuss it with my dad." Wu Jin said in a muffled voice. Although his [Succubus] ability has been exposed and everyone has seen his face, Wu Jin still subconsciously keeps a low profile out of habit, with his purple hair covering half of his face.
But to be honest, Su Bei felt that he could keep a low profile because of his ability to keep a low profile. With his hair covering his face, he would be treated differently wherever he went, not to mention being low-key.
The World Championships would be held a week after the holiday, so they could stay at home for another five days. No one chose to stay at school, and everyone went home. Su Bei was no exception. Although no one was at home, it was better to be at home than at school.
The next few days were peaceful, the calm before the storm. Although they were only spectators in the world competition, Su Bei knew that Jiang Tianming and his team would definitely have a chance to play.
There are a total of six people from Class S who are on the bench this time. According to the format of the mid-term competition among three schools, only five people may be needed to play at a time. Su Bei felt that he could make some adjustments based on the situation and avoid playing if possible.
After finally getting through the summer vacation, Su Bei also gave himself a short vacation. Before the World Championship, he didn't want to do anything but play games and kick a ball at home.
He originally had a hobby of reading comics, but since he knew that the world he lived in was a comic world, this hobby naturally disappeared. Although for comic readers, it is a happy thing that their favorite comic world, characters, and plots really exist.
But when he realized that he was also in the comic world and was a cannon fodder, he could empathize more with the comic cannon fodder and passers-by rather than the protagonists. Naturally, nothing seemed right when he read the comics again.
The happy time passed in a flash, and it was two days before the world competition. As the national home team, "Infinite Power Academy" did not need to play in the first round, so they could come a little later.
When Su Bei arrived at school that day, he saw everyone he knew. Except for the few people in his class, the rest were all members of the student union. The captain was undoubtedly Mu Yunfan. When he saw Su Bei and the others, he greeted them warmly: "Long time no see, juniors! Did you miss me?"
"President..."
Si Zhaohua was helpless and was interrupted by the other party just as he was about to say something: "Hey, I have resigned now. You can just call me Senior Mu or Yunfan. The current president of the Student Union is Manman."
Although they still represented the school in the competition, this year's senior class is truly graduating. Si Zhaohua nodded: "Senior Mu, where is Senior Feng?"
Unlike the heartless Su Bei, Si Zhaohua had learned about the participants of the "Infinite Power Academy" a few days ago. The world competition is held every two years, and only students in the second and third years of high school can become a member of the main selection. No matter how strong the first year students are, they can only be backups.
A team can have five regulars and ten reserve players. Senior Feng Manman is on the reserve list and is also the vice-captain of the home team this time.
Although her ability is not that strong, and she is just a student in Class B of Grade 12, I will definitely have her as a candidate in terms of academic performance, treatment ability, and responsibility.
Feng Manman is the deputy captain, and the captain is naturally the golden-haired senior in front of him who has already graduated.
However, compared with the captain, everyone present knew that the deputy captain was definitely more reassuring in daily life. So when Si Zhaohua saw Mu Yunfan starting to act inappropriately, he immediately wanted to find the deputy captain.
"The teacher just called her away." Mu Yunfan pouted, but before he could say anything else, his pink eyes suddenly lit up, "She's back!"
Footsteps were heard outside the door, and a neat-looking girl with short blue hair followed the dean in.
The leader of the team, Ms. Li, was very familiar to Su Bei and the others. She was originally the head teacher of the first grade, but because the head teacher of the third grade was seriously injured and in a coma, she took on the role of head teacher of the third grade at the beginning of this semester.
Although they didn't have much contact with the dean as they were in the S class, compared to other senior high school teachers, Teacher Li was already the teacher they were most familiar with.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Li Minhua, your team leader for this world competition. You can just call me Teacher Li outside." The head teacher pushed his glasses. People who wear glasses seem to have this habit. "I have two requirements for you. Don't cause trouble and get good grades."
"Teacher, teacher, what if something happens to us?" Mu Yunfan raised his hand actively, looking like a kindergarten kid.
Teacher Li was already very familiar with him. He gave him a warning look before answering, "If someone else takes the initiative to provoke you, the academy will naturally support you."
After that, she took out fifteen school badge brooches from the storage space and handed them to Mu Yunfan: "Do you see this brooch? I require you to wear it when you are outside."
"This way, when others see that we are from the 'Infinite Power Academy', they won't bother us," Qi Huang asked naively.
The other senior students who knew the inside story couldn't help but burst out laughing. It was obvious that things were not as Qi Huang thought.
As expected, Teacher Li shook her head, took out another badge, and demonstrated it herself. She twisted the badge 180 degrees. Did you see that when the top of the badge was aligned with the position of the needle, it meant that the brooch had activated the video and audio recording function, and the video and audio would be transmitted to the college's computer in real time.
"Wow." Su Bei showed an amazed look and took the item very quickly, "What a good thing."
He really didn't expect that the school would actually prepare such good things for them. Is this still the world of comics? Not to mention the world of comics, even in the real world, there are very few schools that would prepare so thoroughly.
Besides him, the rest of the S class was also dumbfounded. They really didn't expect this to happen. Is the supernatural world so technological now? The school actually prepared eavesdropping devices for them.
However, everyone was not ignorant and knew that preparing this thing was for their own good. Seeing that the seniors had already taken the things with them, they hurriedly said goodbye. The brooch made of the school badge can effectively dispel other people's doubts. It is normal for the school badge participating in the world competition to bring fame to the school. Who would have thought that this is actually a surveillance device?
After they had finished pinning, Teacher Li continued, "Our college has this method, and other colleges may not be unprepared. So I warn you again, don't cause trouble for me. Whoever is called by teachers from other colleges because of causing trouble will be held back a year. Do you understand?"
I have to say that the threats from the dean are indeed intimidating. Just hearing about repeating a year or something like that makes people tremble with fear. This is much more terrifying than the punishment of running away or writing a self-review that other teachers say.
Except for the people in Class S, the rest of the people knew each other. Many of them were classmates, and even if they were not, they had trained together after they were selected, so they were very familiar with each other.
The only ones who were not so familiar were Su Bei and others.
However, they did not need to introduce themselves. Mu Yunfan smiled and said, "We watched the three-school competition in your midterm exam. You did not bring shame to our school. You lived up to our style back then."
The bald senior student next to him put his hands together, and said to Mu Yunfan with a radiant Buddha's light: "Amitabha, this donor, I think you are suitable to join my Buddhist sect."
"Why?" Mu Yunfan asked politely. They had had similar conversations many times, but they still enjoyed it every time.
The bald man said sincerely: "When we are begging for alms, we need people like you. In the future, I will give you lectures and beg for alms. We will definitely be able to spread Buddhism."
"What a beautiful future~" Mu Yunfan's face was full of excitement, but then it turned into a heartache expression, "But no, I still have unfinished business."
As he said this, he looked at Feng Manman with deep affection, blinking his eyes, and his pink peach blossom eyes were whirring wildly at his sweetheart.
Feng Manman couldn't bear to watch the manzai performed by these two mentally retarded seniors. She closed her eyes, put her hand on Mu Yunfan's face, and pushed him away mercilessly. Then she looked at Teacher Li seriously and said, "Teacher, we should go now."
Teacher Li pushed up his glasses to hide the smile in his eyes and nodded: "Okay, stop arguing. Everyone gather and stand on the teleportation array. We will be transported to the airport immediately."
In just a few seconds, everyone arrived at the airport and boarded the plane. The "Infinite Power Academy" was quite wealthy in this regard, and although they did not directly charter a plane for them, they booked the first-class cabin, which was not bad.
"Can I ask what this senior's special ability is?" Su Bei asked curiously when they got on the plane. He was asking the bald senior.
Human superpowers are different from those of nightmare beasts. They are often related to the personality and experience of the person. This is even more obvious when they are comic characters. Su Bei was very curious about what superpowers a person who kept saying "Amitabha" could have.
The others also looked over curiously. In fact, they were not only curious about the bald senior, but also curious about the abilities of the others. However, because they were the backup candidates, or the junior students of the main candidates, they were not qualified to ask.
"His name is He Shang, and his ability is [Instant Buddhahood], a transformation-type ability." Zhang Sheng, a black-haired boy who had met him a few times, answered with a smile, then whistled frivolously, "Do you think this is quite expected?"